Page 37 of Best Senior Communities in Iowa

Overview of Meth Wick Community

Meth Wick Community is a place where life is brimming with vivid and authentic experiences. This not-for-profit community offers a range of senior living options including independent living, Independence Plus, assisted living, memory care, and nursing care. The 68-acre wooded campus has been providing care since 1961. This home also places an emphasis on wellness, offering classes to help residents maintain their physical, mental, and emotional health. 

They house bariatric specialty suits to provide additional support for those who need it. Transportation services make it easy to get around, and the 14,000 square foot social hub is the perfect place to gather with friends and neighbors. The social hub features a library, fitness room, doctor’s office, and more. Residents can even join book clubs and bus trips and stay connected with donors and the community’s needs through the Legacy newsletter. Moreover, the facility is equipped with a Wick Endowment Fund to assist residents who have exhausted their resources. They strongly prioritize security and comfort, providing both total independence and total care in one place.

Concord Care Center provides assisted living accommodations and comprehensive nursing home care in Garner, Iowa. Assisted living services support residents with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and medication administration while preserving independence in private apartment settings.

The 46-bed facility offers a close-knit environment where residents receive focused attention. Staffing records show an average of 4 hours and 3 minutes of direct daily nursing care per resident. Rehabilitation offerings feature short-term care, outpatient therapy, and dedicated Rehab to Home programs designed to help individuals transition safely back to their own residences. Amenities include an on-site beauty salon, barber shop, and private spaces for family gatherings.

A walk score of 46 indicates that most local errands require driving, and accepted financial options include Medicare, Medicaid, and direct private pay.

Individuals exploring long-term nursing support or assisted living options can reach out to Concord Care Center to learn about unit availability, confirm financial arrangements, or view the grounds.

Westview Acres Care Center is a nursing home in Leon, IA offering assisted living, respite care, and skilled nursing. Assisted living includes help with dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps a private apartment. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover.

Opened in 1966, the community has 46 beds. Its smaller size may suit someone who prefers a setting where staff and residents get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 34 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident. Rose Saxton serves as the administrator.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, while Medicare can cover short-term skilled care after a hospital stay. A Walk Score of 53 out of 100 places the area in the somewhat walkable band, where some errands can be completed on foot. A resident who no longer drives may therefore be able to manage certain trips independently.

Parkview Home provides assisted living, residential care, nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, and respite care in Wayland, IA. Assisted living and residential care offer a residential setting with support for daily needs, while nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Hospice care supports residents receiving end-of-life care, and respite care offers a short stay for a family caregiver who needs time away. The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.

Parkview Home opened in 1961 and has 34 beds. It is a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 3h 54m per resident/day, representing the daily nurse staffing time associated with each resident. Medication monitoring, nutritional and dietary counseling, and rehabilitation programs provide medication oversight, dietary guidance, and structured recovery support within the community.

A salon gives residents access to grooming services within the community. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, with Medicaid helping families whose savings may not cover a long stay. Medicare applies to short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence. Ron Semler serves as the administrator.

Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, delivers ongoing nursing home care and daily living assistance. Support programs assist residents whose health conditions call for routine medical oversight and hands-on help rather than occasional home visits.

Administrator Ashley Ames manages the 62-bed facility, which currently operates at an 82% occupancy rate. Staffing records show an average of 3 hours and 10 minutes of direct nursing care per resident daily. Residents and sponsors can fund care using Medicare, Medicaid, or private payment channels depending on financial eligibility and coverage needs.

Families evaluating area nursing facilities can connect with Arbor Court to check bed availability, review payment options, or schedule a tour of the community.

Azria Health Prairie Ridge is organized around recovery. Post‑acute rehabilitation is offered as a named program, supported inside the building by short‑term stays and broader rehabilitation services.

Think of a fall that ends with a hip fracture: the surgeon sets weight‑bearing limits that a kitchen and staircase at home make difficult to follow. A recovery stay provides the space where those limits can be respected, and healing can move forward safely.

Long-term care covers the other direction, for a person whose nursing needs simply continue. Sixty-two beds serve both groups in Mediapolis.

Respite gets booked around dates nobody chose. A wedding, or a graduation, or a funeral: the calendar for those things is set before anyone knows care is needed.

A nurse is already at work here at dawn on a Sunday, and even before dawn, which is what licensed nursing coverage amounts to at every hour. A doctor is on staff. Nursing time holds at 4 hours and 13 minutes per resident per day.

Chef-prepared menus are provided for meals, and a salon and spa cover grooming without a trip out. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted.

Overview of Tabor Manor Care Center

In Tabor, IA, Tabor Manor Care Center is set up for nursing home care, hospice care, respite care and skilled nursing. Stays under those four headings run to very different lengths, and the licensed nursing clock is what does not change across them. Hospice care here is aimed at the person rather than the illness, and respite care covers the weeks a family caregiver spends away or getting better.

At 46 beds, the population is small enough that recognition is ordinary rather than remarkable, which is the appeal for a resident who would rather not be a stranger. Rehabilitation services are available to anyone whose stay includes recovery work.

Most stays start on one payer and finish on another. Medicare picks up the weeks of skilled care that a hospital discharge sets off. Medicaid enters once a long stay has outlasted a family’s savings, and private pay runs the whole length if it has to.

Nursing reaches each resident for 4 hours and 12 minutes daily. Mitchell Worcester is the administrator.

Woodland Terrace offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Waverly, IA. Assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while the resident keeps a private apartment. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

All three care levels are on one campus. Woodland Terrace may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to another community. The community opened in 1997 and has 100 beds, with Veronica Shea serving as administrator.

Overview of Independence Village of Des Moines (beaverdale Estates)

Make the most of your retirement years at the vibrant senior living community of Independence Village Of Des Moines (Beaverdale Estates) in Des Moines, IA, offering independent living. The community features pet-friendly apartments featuring large windows with plenty of natural light, along with convenient access to housekeeping for a maintenance-free living. The community is conveniently located near numerous parks, recreational facilities and walking trails, as well as excellent health care facilities, including the MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

The community fosters a vibrant living experience and social connection through their diverse array of social, cultural and recreational activities, as well as exercise, fitness and wellness programs. A talented culinary team carefully prepares diverse menu options catered to residents’ dietary needs and preferences. Amenities include a business center and library, beauty salon and barbershop, and community activity room, including a game room and lounge, for relaxing gathering spaces.

Regency Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Carroll offers nursing home care, skilled nursing, and respite care in Carroll, IA. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while nursing home care supports residents who need ongoing nursing services. Respite care provides short stays for a family caregiver who needs temporary coverage while traveling or recovering.

The community has 46 beds, a smaller size that may suit someone who prefers a setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Rehabilitation and therapy services support short term rehabilitation needs, and the community also provides IV therapy, ostomy care, wound care, diabetic care, enteral nutrition, tracheotomy care, and pain management.

An on site beauty and barber salon gives residents access to grooming services without leaving the community, and pets are allowed. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment methods for covered or privately funded care. James Feauto serves as the administrator. The home may be a good fit for someone who needs ongoing nursing services, skilled nursing, short term rehabilitation, or respite care.